Staff Specialist - Occupational Physician

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time (24 hrs/week)
Position Classification: Staff Specialists
Salary range: $186,241 per annum - $229,825  per annum + 12 % Super + Benefits 
Location: NSW Ambulance State Operations Centre, Sydney Olympic Park
Applications Close: 11:59 PM on 16 December 2025

With your expertise in occupational health, you can shape safer workplaces, enrich the wellbeing of countless employees, and advance your career within Australia’s largest health organisation

About NSW Ambulance:
NSW Ambulance is an integral part of the NSW Health system that must work together seamlessly to deliver services to the community of NSW. We take a values-based leadership approach putting our people at the centre of everything we do, striving to deliver our mission of Excellence in Care through our CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. 


NSW Ambulance is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply!  

About the Opportunity

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Provide expert health risk-based advice to support staff wellbeing and ensure safe work practices across NSW Ambulance.
• Assess and manage medical conditions affecting employment and fitness for duty, helping staff perform their roles safely.
• Develop and implement policy frameworks and safe systems of work that protect and support the workforce.
• Analyse workforce health data and contribute to ongoing improvements, including systematic review of the Paramedic Health Standard.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Is a Medical Practitioner registered or eligible for registration with AHPRA, with Fellowship of the Australasian Faculty of Occupational & Environmental Medicine (AFOEM), Public Health Medicine (AFPHM), Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), or other specialist recognition under the Staff Specialist (State) Award.
• Thrives in applying contemporary, evidence-based practice, with expertise in occupational health assessments including fitness and capacity for work.
• Demonstrates experience in consulting to mitigate occupational health risks, with strong skills in identifying, assessing, prioritising, and controlling health and safety risks.
• Values continuous self-education and actively participates in professional development and continuing medical education.
• Brings proven ability to provide expert medical evidence and advice at an executive level, influencing health and safety outcomes across an organisation.
• Displays a high level of clinical skill in assessing fitness for duty and adapting practice to meet evolving workforce needs.
• Thrives in a public health setting, balancing service delivery, resource use, and broader organisational objectives, with experience in occupational health, public health, or medical governance.
• Understands Diversity & Inclusion, applying contemporary practices and ensuring reasonable workplace adjustments in line with legislative requirements and NSW Health policy.

How to Apply:

Please respond to the below two questions (max 4000 characters including spaces) and submit this with your CV and other required information.

Question 1:  Provide an example of how you have applied your clinical expertise in occupational health to assess complex cases of fitness for duty, while ensuring compliance with legislative requirements such as the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1992?

Question 2:  Describe a time when you provided expert occupational health advice at an executive or organisational level — what risks or trends did you identify, and how did your recommendations influence strategic decision-making or resource utilisation?

Need more information? 
1)    Click here for the Role Description and Position Conditions and General Information
2)    Find out more about applying for this position
3)    Learn more about careers at NSW Ambulance here

Additional Benefits: 

Financial benefits

• Generous salary packaging options to help you increase your take home pay: Up to $9,000 for living expenses + $2,600 meal & entertainment + novated leasing 
• Accessible via Public Transport
  
  Work-life balance
   
• Paid Allocated Days Off (ADOs) once a month 
• Additional Public Holiday
  
  Professional development 
   
• Career development and growth opportunities
• Access to on-the-job development and coaching
  
  Health & wellbeing
   
• Fitness passport, and medic-fit gyms at most locations – discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy
• Discounted private health insurance
• Staff Support Program – extensive free, confidential and professional assistance for staff and their families
  
  Additional Information :
   
• NSW Health is committed to accessibility and may provide adjustments to the recruitment and interview process as needed, including physical adjustments, interview setup, or scheduling needs. 
• Employment of temporary visa holders is only considered if no suitable permanent resident or citizen is identified after labour market testing. 
• All workers must meet NSW Health’s vaccination and screening requirements before starting employment. See PD2024_15  for more detail.
• Eligibility lists and talent pools may be created and used to fill temporary or permanent vacancies over the next 18 months at the same, or other locations, that are at the same grade and capability level.

Contact People

Please contact Emma Ugarte on emma.ugarte@health.nsw.gov.au if you have any questions about this role.
For Aboriginal candidates who would like to talk to NSW Ambulance’s Aboriginal Workforce Consultant, please contact Leonie Garvey on Leonie.Garvey@health.nsw.gov.au. Support is also available through the Stepping Up website. 

Please contact ambulance-diversity@health.nsw.gov.au if you require any adjustments to the recruitment process so we can support you to present your best self.
 
Child Safe Employment 

NSW Ambulance is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.

NSW Ambulance is committed to minimising and preventing the risk of unacceptable behaviours, ensuring bullying, discrimination, harassment and victimisation are identified as early as possible and responded to and effectively managed.  The consequences for employees who engage in inappropriate behaviour are serious and could result in the termination of a person’s employment.